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| The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word; the implied or suggested meaning. |
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| Related to style, often refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. |
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| Have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. |
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| Agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. May be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement (e.g. saying "no longer with us" rather than "kicked the bucket"). |
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The purpose of it is to explain something. In drama, its the introductory material, which creates the tone, gives the setting, and introduces the characters and conflict. |
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| A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. |
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| Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. |
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| A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things (e.g. figures of speech include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor and simile). |
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Describes traditions for each genre (e.g. differentiating an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and a political writing). |
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The major category into which a literary work falls. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry and drama. |
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| Sermon (a long, usually religious, tedious speech); includes any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |
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| A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
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| The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. Uses terms related to the five senses. |
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